Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
When to buy
- Thread starter iBotz
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
wait for Gulftown (6 core) this month and see what apple does with that, if nothing then get the current model.
If you can manage it, I'd say wait. I have the feeling that Apple is going to surprise us this time round 
I'm waiting for an announcement on the 16th. If there's no announcement, then I'm buying a current model MacPro.
BTW, Apple has a 14 day upgrade/exchange policy that starts the day your computer is shipped. NOTE: The day it is SHIPPED....not when you receive it.
BTW, Apple has a 14 day upgrade/exchange policy that starts the day your computer is shipped. NOTE: The day it is SHIPPED....not when you receive it.
I think you can request a "swap" or something. I don't know exactly how it works, but my regional Apple rep assured me that if you ask you can get a free upgrade within 14 days of shipping.
So yeah, that's my plan to get through March. If nothing is announced March 16th, then we'll order and that should take care of us in case they announce something before the end of the month. Heck, they may not ship for a week after I place the order, so that will get us into the first week of April.
So yeah, that's my plan to get through March. If nothing is announced March 16th, then we'll order and that should take care of us in case they announce something before the end of the month. Heck, they may not ship for a week after I place the order, so that will get us into the first week of April.
it could be a EX rev. cpu w/ 8 cores. that would make the dual core 16 real cores & 16 HT cores... Sweet!
Both the 6-core and 8-core revisions are said to be absurdly expensive, it will be interesting to see what Apple does with the pricing.
That would justify the precedent for high pricing on the Pro line continuing through this revision, would it not?
Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely not complaining, as with Apple when you pay top dollar you get better components. ei. custom fabricated mobo/best cpu available...
The Nehalem-EX processors are not going in the Mac Pro.
For the record the custom board in the 2009 Mac Pro had less features than off the shelf boards and they didn't use the fastest processors available.